Thursday 22 October 2015

U.S Special Forces raids Islamic State controls prison, rescues 70 prisoners.

       U.S Special forces with Kurdish Peshmerga troops launched a combat operation inside Islamic State controls territory in Iraq to rescue Iraqi prisoners held by Islamic State. The raid was carried out over night and it was reported to be a successful operation, although one U.S soldier was killed in the operation. The operation was reportedly launched after they recieve information that the prisoners faced imminent death, Daily Mail reported. U.S airstrikes were used to destroyed the road leading to the place to avoid Isis fighters escaped from the area. Numbers of Islamic State fighters were killed and many senior members of Isis fighters were captured alive, according U.S official who brief the press. The operation is consider to be one of the most successful operation against Isis fighters. Islamic State group is facing pressure from both U.S coalition air strikes and Russia air strikes against the group.

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